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Rose Garden, also rendered as Rosegarden, is a historic district of Central San Jose, California, near Downtown San Jose and The Alameda. Rose Garden is a district made up of numerous historic neighborhoods, such as Hanchett Park, primarily characterized by its architecture and numerous cultural institutions, including the
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is a historic rose garden in San Jose, California, in the Rose Garden District. Founded in 1927, the garden is exclusively dedicated to roses and features more than 3,500 shrubs representing 189 rose varieties. ...
(for which the area is named), Rosicrucian Park, which includes the
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (REM) is devoted to ancient Egypt, located at Rosicrucian Park in the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States. It was founded by the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC). The Rosicr ...
, and the historic Hoover Theater.


History

The neighborhood surrounds and is named for the
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is a historic rose garden in San Jose, California, in the Rose Garden District. Founded in 1927, the garden is exclusively dedicated to roses and features more than 3,500 shrubs representing 189 rose varieties. ...
, a -acre (22,000 m2) park with thousands of rose bushes. The Rose Garden is of one of San Jose's oldest neighborhoods outside of the 18th and 19th century downtown core around the Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. Several existing Victorian houses in the neighborhood date from the 1860s and 1870s, especially along Magnolia Street, Hester Street, and Hedding Street. One of the oldest subdivisions of San Jose is the 1877 Chapman & Davis tract, which spans roughly 3x8 city blocks lying to the west of the San Jose and Santa Clara Railroad along The Alameda. This was the first interurban railroad in California when it opened with horsecars in 1868, the second electric streetcar line in California (after one in San Diego), and the first interurban electric streetcar in the West when it reopened in 1888 with an underground third rail. It was converted to an overhead trolley in 1889. Each residential lot was originally one-half acre, but most have been subdivided further since. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, The Alameda attracted many wealthy residents who built mansions along it. The Dunne mansion on the corner of Emory Street, built in the 1890s, may be the oldest building on the street. In 1927, what is now the
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is a historic rose garden in San Jose, California, in the Rose Garden District. Founded in 1927, the garden is exclusively dedicated to roses and features more than 3,500 shrubs representing 189 rose varieties. ...
and its immediate surroundings were primarily pear and prune orchards, many owned by
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( FMC). The area was also home to farm houses and a few
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s. In that year, the City purchased an 11-acre (45,000 m2) prune garden and converted part of it into the Municipal Rose Garden. In 1937, John Crummey, the chairman of FMC, subdivided his 25-acre (100,000 m2) pear orchard into residential lots sold for $5,00 each. This initial development established the core of the neighborhood called ''Rose Park''. The neighborhood has preserved its residential housing. The original architecture of the 1920s and 1930s borrowed bits from the English
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, Norman and Tudor design. Many of the original
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s have been extensively remodeled or torn down and replaced with newer architectural styles.


Education

Rose Garden is served by the
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.
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is within walking distance of the neighborhood. SJUSD High schools: * Lincoln High School – A
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– Public *
Downtown College Prep DCP El Primero High School is a public charter high school in San Jose, California. Its mission is to prepare first-generation students, particularly low-income Latinos, for college success. Originally called Downtown College Prep, it opened in 2 ...
– Charter High School SJUSD Middle schools: *Hoover Middle School – Public 6-8th SJUDS Elementary schools: *Trace Elementary – Public Elementary PK-5th *Burbank Elementary – Public Elementary Private schools: *St Martin of Tours – Catholic K-8 *
Bellarmine College Preparatory Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-male, Jesuit, private secondary school located in San Jose, California. Founded in 1851, it is the oldest secondary school in California and the second-oldest west of the Mississippi River. In 2020, Niche ...
is located nearby in College Park


Geography

Rose Garden is a district of Central San Jose, California, made up of several neighborhoods located near Downtown San Jose. Its northeastern boundary is formed by The Alameda. South of Rose Garden is West San Carlos and
Midtown San Jose Midtown San Jose is a mixed commercial and residential district of San Jose, California, to the southwest of Downtown San Jose and east of West San Carlos. History The area was a census-designated place and primarily residential area in Santa C ...
. Its western boundary is formed by the
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(CA-880). The
Shasta Hanchett Park Shasta Hanchett Park is a historic residence park and neighborhood in the greater Rose Garden district of central San Jose, California, near Downtown San Jose and The Alameda. History Hanchett Residence Park was developed beginning in 1907 ...
area makes up the eastern half of Rose Garden, bordering St. Leo's (a neighborhood of The Alameda).


Landmarks

Rose Garden is home to numerous prominent cultural institutions, including: *
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is a historic rose garden in San Jose, California, in the Rose Garden District. Founded in 1927, the garden is exclusively dedicated to roses and features more than 3,500 shrubs representing 189 rose varieties. ...
* Rosicrucian Park *
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (REM) is devoted to ancient Egypt, located at Rosicrucian Park in the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States. It was founded by the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC). The Rosicr ...
*Rosicrucian Park Planetarium *Francis Bacon Auditorium *Historic Hoover Theater *Calvary United Methodist Church *St. Nicholas Orthodox Church


Notable streets

* Morse Street – Named after Santa Clara resident
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who founded the
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in 1884. * University Street – Named for the street that was the main entrance to the
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(before it moved to
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and later purchased for
Bellarmine College Preparatory Bellarmine College Preparatory is an all-male, Jesuit, private secondary school located in San Jose, California. Founded in 1851, it is the oldest secondary school in California and the second-oldest west of the Mississippi River. In 2020, Niche ...
. San Jose State maintains their president's home towards the western end of this street. * Naglee Avenue – Named after General
Henry Morris Naglee Henry Morris Naglee (January 15, 1815 – March 5, 1886) was a civil engineer, banker, vintner, and a Union General in the American Civil War. Life and career Naglee was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 15, 1815. He graduated from ...
* Bascom Avenue – Named after Lewis Hazelton Bascom * Emory Street – Named after Methodist minister John Emory * Hedding Street – Named after Methodist minister Elijah Hedding


Gallery

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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (REM) is devoted to ancient Egypt, located at Rosicrucian Park in the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States. It was founded by the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC). The Rosicr ...
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External links


San Jose Rose GardenRose Garden Neighborhood Preservation Association
{{Neighborhoods of San Jose Neighborhoods in San Jose, California